Games Like Potionomics

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

Why similar: Capitalism 58.6%, RPG 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Management 6.1%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive shop-keeping classic that mirrors the capitalism and dungeon-crawling loop found in Potionomics.

Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

Why similar: Crafting 25.8%, Capitalism 21.7%, Resource Management 12.5%, Management 11.1%, Life Sim 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the tactile experience of brewing and selling potions to a variety of quirky customers.

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.6%, Dating Sim 22.1%, Card Game 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Life Sim 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the deep social simulation and deck-building mechanics used to resolve life events and relationships.

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, Wholesome 21.3%, Crafting 18.6%, Life Sim 14.2%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the life of a chemist in a small town, emphasizing potion-making and building relationships with residents.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: Management 33%, RPG 23%, Fantasy 22.9%, Simulation 17.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances the dual gameplay of managing a shop during the day and exploring dungeons for inventory at night.

Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

Why similar: Dating Sim 31.3%, Life Sim 14%, Romance 13.7%, Crafting 11.8%, RPG 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features high-quality social simulation and life-sim elements that feel polished and rewarding.

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

Why similar: Capitalism 29.5%, Wholesome 17.9%, Crafting 13.3%, Management 10%, Time Management 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a pure shop-keeping experience where you manage inventory, craft goods, and decorate your store.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Simulation 88%, Singleplayer 12%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the cozy yet analytical feel of managing a shop focused on identifying and selling magical plants.

Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

Why similar: Life Sim 21.5%, Crafting 19.5%, Resource Management 17.7%, Management 17.4%, RPG 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep management simulation with a strong social layer and an engaging RPG world to explore.

Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.6%, RPG 25.3%, Fantasy 11.9%, Indie 9.4%, Anime 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends cooking-based crafting with RPG elements and a competitive, narrative-driven structure.

Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

Why similar: Dating Sim 30%, Crafting 20.7%, Life Sim 20.4%, RPG 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes crafting and building relationships within a community, providing a deep sense of progression.

Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Life Sim 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Time Management 11.3%, RPG 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at the dating-sim and life-sim aspects, offering multiple paths and endings based on your choices.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: Crafting 39.9%, Management 18.2%, RPG 15.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Fantasy 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, humorous take on crafting and resource management with complex systems that require careful planning.

The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 51.9%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Fantasy 16.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: It turns inventory management into a strategic deck-building game, mirroring the organizational challenge of Potionomics.

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.2%, Management 18%, Crafting 18%, Resource Management 13.3%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with farming and crafting, requiring you to balance multiple business aspects.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Wholesome 26.1%, Time Management 18.9%, Management 17%, Life Sim 16.6%, Simulation 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a satisfying management loop where you build up your shop and interact with a diverse cast of characters.

Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!

Why similar: Capitalism 37%, Management 17.4%, Resource Management 16.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Fantasy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated management simulator that focuses on the business side of running a potion-making empire.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Card Game 21.7%, Crafting 19.7%, Resource Management 18.6%, Management 14%, Simulation 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique card-based system for resource management and narrative progression that feels intellectually stimulating.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28%, Crafting 26.3%, Fantasy 17.9%, Simulation 14.3%, Anime 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the dialogue-heavy, social aspect of serving customers and learning their stories in a cozy setting.

Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.

Why similar: Management 24.9%, Crafting 24.3%, Life Sim 18.6%, Fantasy 16%, Simulation 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation and management of a potion shop, perfect for those who enjoy the crafting loop.

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.9%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Life Sim 11.9%, Fantasy 10.1%, Simulation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It integrates deck-building combat with creature collection and social simulation in a charming 2D world.

Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

Why similar: Dating Sim 33.4%, Life Sim 19.3%, Crafting 16.8%, Simulation 9.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust life-sim experience with extensive dating options and a relaxing, colorful atmosphere.

Take fate into your own hands in Lakeburg Legacies, a social-based village management sim where love is your favourite resource. Play matchmaker to create the most effective, and most loved up, couples and help your kingdom thrive. How long will it take you to crown a sovereign?

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Resource Management 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Management 13.6%, Romance 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends management strategy with a heavy focus on matchmaking and dating-sim mechanics.

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.6%, Fantasy 33.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the social and narrative side of running a fantasy business, perfect for fans of the dialogue in Potionomics.

Manage your own discount supermarket! Get caught up in small-town drama, organize and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Selling more frozen fries will surely heal this broken community...right?

Why similar: Wholesome 22%, Capitalism 19.4%, Life Sim 15.1%, Time Management 12.8%, Simulation 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the day-to-day operations of a shop, emphasizing customer satisfaction and inventory management.

You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!

Why similar: Crafting 24.6%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Wholesome 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the cozy, narrative-driven side of magic and crafting with a strong emphasis on character interaction.

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.6%, Management 25%, Simulation 16.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Time Management 12.3%

Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Crafting 15%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Life Sim 13.2%, Romance 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines farming and magic with a narrative that focuses on building deep relationships with townspeople.

Merchant in Dungeon is about managing shops.Hercules enters Dark Gate Town solo, aiming to repay his father's debt. Starting with a store, he grows capital, hires, expands shops, and manages relationships with diverse female NPCs. Dominating the business scene? Quite a challenge!

Why similar: Capitalism 29.7%, Crafting 12.5%, Time Management 10.5%, Resource Management 9.5%, Management 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the capitalism and RPG elements of managing a shop while dealing with dungeon-related risks.

WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.3%, Crafting 26.9%, RPG 21.5%, Fantasy 10.4%, Anime 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a charming RPG experience with a female protagonist and a strong focus on crafting and magic.

Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!

Why similar: Wholesome 22.1%, Crafting 17.5%, Time Management 17.1%, Life Sim 13%, Management 12.8%

Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!

Why similar: Wholesome 37.2%, Crafting 27.3%, Simulation 16.3%, RPG 13.5%, Strategy 5.7%

Craft magic potions and sell them in your own alchemy shop! Explore the world and harvest plants to discover new recipes! Take care of your own garden of alchemy and decorate the shop as you like!

Why similar: Capitalism 26.7%, Time Management 22.6%, Management 16.3%, Wholesome 14.1%, Crafting 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a creative approach to crafting and time management within a magical garden setting.

Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.

Why similar: Capitalism 35.3%, Crafting 16.7%, Resource Management 15.1%, Management 12.3%, Fantasy 10.3%

Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.

Why similar: Crafting 30.4%, Life Sim 29%, Simulation 19.3%, RPG 16.2%, Indie 5%

You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.9%, Card Game 20%, Management 13.8%, Crafting 12.8%, Simulation 9.6%

Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

Why similar: Crafting 33.5%, Life Sim 25.8%, RPG 16.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.2%, Card Game 13.5%, Crafting 12.2%, Time Management 11.9%, Resource Management 11%

Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!

Why similar: Crafting 25%, Resource Management 19.7%, Management 18.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Fantasy 9.8%

Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!

Why similar: Dating Sim 34.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Romance 10.8%, Fantasy 8.9%

Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.9%, Crafting 16.5%, Life Sim 13.5%, Card Game 12.9%, Management 12%

You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

Why similar: Dating Sim 44.9%, Romance 26.9%, Simulation 14.2%, RPG 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.

Why similar: Dating Sim 41.9%, LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Romance 19.5%, RPG 12.7%, Singleplayer 2%

Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Why similar: Capitalism 29.1%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Time Management 8.6%, Romance 8.4%, Life Sim 7.9%

Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!

Why similar: Crafting 34%, Wholesome 30.7%, Simulation 15.3%, Management 13.7%, Indie 5.1%

From the creators of Game Dev Tycoon comes Tavern Keeper 🍻, a cosy-chaotic management sim, featuring a powerful decoration sandbox and a magical storybook RPG!

Why similar: Management 26.8%, Fantasy 23.7%, Simulation 19.4%, RPG 15.5%, Strategy 11.7%

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Crafting 29.7%, Resource Management 17.8%, Life Sim 16.4%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 10.6%

A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!

Why similar: Wholesome 29%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Management 16%, Fantasy 12.6%, Simulation 10.6%

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Fantasy 47.1%, RPG 28.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.

Why similar: Capitalism 34.1%, Management 20.8%, Simulation 19.8%, Card Game 14.4%, Life Sim 8.5%

Open your own Card shop by the seaside! Buy, trade and sell Cards, OR keep them for your own collection! Earn reputation with customers, beat your shop goals, unlock new decorations, and host exciting events to bring everyone to the best Card shop in town!

Why similar: Capitalism 37.3%, Resource Management 14.5%, Time Management 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Management 10.5%

Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town!

Why similar: Management 22.8%, Life Sim 21.1%, Fantasy 20.9%, Simulation 17.3%, RPG 15.2%

Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

Why similar: Dating Sim 35%, Crafting 17.3%, Life Sim 16.9%, RPG 10.8%, Fantasy 10.7%

The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

Why similar: Dating Sim 30.1%, Crafting 19.7%, Life Sim 14.8%, Romance 14.5%, RPG 9%

Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!

Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Time Management 16.4%, Life Sim 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%, Management 9.5%

This is a business simulation + construction game. It tells the evolution history of Internet cafes that began in the 1990s, and imagines the future of internet cafes. There are also some small emotional stories.

Why similar: Capitalism 27%, Dating Sim 18.9%, Time Management 13.6%, Romance 10.6%, Resource Management 9.4%

Run your own love shop in this quirky first-person simulator! Stock 30+ products, set up displays, hire staff, and serve customers to earn tips. Unlock new items through a spin system and grow your fun, chaotic business into the hottest spot in town. 😏

Why similar: Capitalism 41.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Management 14.3%, Life Sim 14%, Simulation 10.2%

Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.

Why similar: Wholesome 16.7%, Crafting 15.6%, Time Management 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Romance 11.7%

Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to know the locals, and sell your wares at the town's bazaar to restore it to its former glory.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.6%, Wholesome 20.8%, Crafting 17.6%, Romance 13.1%, Life Sim 12.9%

Spirited Heart is a fantasy life simulation game. Create your fantasy alter ego choosing between an apparently normal human, a cute elf and a wicked demoness. Run your life in a virtual fantasy world: choose a job from the 20 different ones available, raise your stats, and maybe even find romance!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Fantasy 9.9%, Life Sim 9.5%